Akkshaya Varkhedi

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I write about product, sales, marketing, philosophy, and personal epiphanies.

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Untamed
Aug 2, 2026 · original
they taught her to walk in straight lines, chin down, voice tucked in, feet careful not to leave a mark. and for a while, she did. she listened. to advice disguised as love, to correction disguised as care. even when the ground felt borrowed. even when the air smelled like someone else’s story. she kept walking, trying to belong to a map drawn by someone who never asked her where she was going. but the whispers got louder. not theirs, hers. the ache when she stepped over herself. the pulse when she paused too long. the epiphany that arrived like dusk, soft, certain, and impossible to ignore. the forest has no straight lines. and neither does she. so she stepped off the path. not in rebellion, in remembrance. and when her feet touched wild earth, she didn’t apologize for the noise. she bloomed there. roots deep, voice steady, no longer seeking a way out, only a way through. because she wa
The quiet cost of the AI rush
May 17, 2026 · original
Every product pitch, every investor deck, every LinkedIn post chants the same thing. Get stuff done faster, become more efficient, automate, optimize, and accelerate with AI. And I get it. I really do. I build. I design. I use these tools every day. But lately, a question keeps nagging at me, one I can’t seem to shake: Faster for whom? And toward what? If we zoom out far enough, the whole AI rat race starts to look a little strange. We’re building tools to help us move quicker, so we can serve other humans quicker, who are also using tools to serve us quicker. Everyone is running. And nobody has paused long enough to ask why in the most authentic manner. It has always been about superficial, time-bound reasons, such as gaining an edge, becoming more valuable, and making more money in the process. It feels like the world is ending tomorrow and we’re racing against an invisible clock. And
What nobody tells you about product intuition
Nov 8, 2025 · original
The longer I’ve been in product, the more I realize that intuition doesn’t just come from data. It comes from living life with your eyes open. We often think of intuition as that voice that tells you to pause: “Something feels off,” “Not yet,” “Let’s wait.” And sometimes, that’s exactly what it is. It’s restraint. The sense that even though everyone’s ready to move, something about the timing or the approach isn’t right. You can’t explain it in metrics, but you can feel it in your gut, like background static you can’t ignore. But intuition also has another side. And that’s curiosity. The quiet urge to do something that hasn’t been validated yet, that doesn’t fit into your roadmap or a customer request, but feels right . It’s that voice that says, “ I know this isn’t on the priority list, but it matters ,” even when you can’t point to a dashboard to back it up. That’s what makes intuition
Alignment sounds nice, but translation works.
Oct 25, 2025 · original
I’ve stopped believing that alignment means everyone agrees. Most of the time, it just means everyone thinks they understood the same thing. In product conversations, we love to say, “Let’s get aligned.” It sounds mature. Kinda professional as well. But what we’re really saying is, “Let’s make sure we’re not talking about completely different things.” Because we almost always are. I’ve seen this play out a hundred times. An engineer nodding while a PM explains a requirement, both convinced they’re aligned. One is thinking about how the API will behave; the other is thinking about what the user will see. And two weeks later, both are frustrated, wondering how it “fell through the cracks.” It didn’t. It just got lost in translation. Alignment is not about agreement. It’s about interpretation. Every role, every function, has its own native language, one shaped by incentives, responsibilitie
The weight of negative self talk
Sep 27, 2025 · original
Negative self talk is sneaky. It slips in quietly, almost unnoticeable, until suddenly it’s running the show. You’re about to try something new and there it is, whispering: “You’re not good enough,” or “People are going to judge you.” And the thing is, it doesn’t just appear out of thin air. It’s built over years. Through little comments, constant comparisons, subtle conditioning, and moments where you were told you weren’t enough. Slowly, those voices stop sounding like other people and start sounding like you. And that’s when it gets dangerous, when you start believing them. I’ve felt this deeply in my own life. As a kid, I was bold. I’d speak up without hesitation, jump into things without overthinking. But as I grew older, I started noticing what teachers, peers, and people around me seemed to value. I noticed what got praised, what got criticized, and what got quietly judged. And li
The trap of wanting to be liked
Sep 20, 2025 · original
There’s this pattern that shows up at work for so many of us: the craving to be liked. Not just respected for the work, but really liked —seen as smart, capable, and worth celebrating. And the moment someone seems curt or doesn’t give that signal, the mind runs wild. “Do they think I’m not good enough? Did I say something wrong?” Before you know it, you’re bending over backwards to earn back approval that may not have been missing in the first place. For women, this pressure often feels heavier. A lot of it comes from how we were raised. We are encouraged to be agreeable, polite, and accommodating, while directness or self-promotion is discouraged. By the time we reach the workplace, those lessons show up as constant balancing acts: Be competent, but don’t come across as intimidating. Be confident, but not “too much.” Share your wins, but do it carefully so no one calls it bragging. It s
In the absence of a center
Jul 4, 2025 · original
some days i care too much. other days, not at all. i swing between urgency and numbness, between needing to be seen and wanting to disappear. i attach myself to whatever moves, a reaction, a message, a silence that feels louder than it should. and i call it feeling. i call it being alive. but the truth is, i’m scattered. and i know it. i keep looking outward for proof that i’m okay. that i’m valid. that i exist. but the weather changes fast out there. people leave, attention fades, even joy thins out if you chase it hard enough. and when all of it quiets down, i hear the same question, barely a whisper beneath the noise, where am i in all of this? not who they think i am. not who i’m trying to be. not what i’m reacting to. but me, the still part. the quiet core. i haven’t forgotten. just wandered too far. and maybe this coming back to center isn’t a one-time revelation, but a daily act o
On stress
Apr 21, 2025 · original
I hate how the word stress is thrown around so casually these days. It’s become a filler word for everything. People use it when they’re impatient, angry, restless, or afraid. But stress isn’t just a fleeting emotion or a surface-level reaction. It’s deeper than that. And honestly, it’s hard to put into words. That’s the real challenge with stress. To me, stress isn’t just about external triggers. It’s about what’s happening internally. Stress is the weight of wanting control. It refers to the expectation that your life should always follow a script, be perfect at all times and that you must be seen, heard, and validated. That craving for control is how I define stress. And when you look closer, that craving is a symptom of low self-worth, growing up in an environment where love had conditions, being punished for mistakes instead of being allowed to learn from them, and never feeling goo
Why the best feedback doesn’t feel good at first
Apr 6, 2025 · original
We all love getting positive feedback. The kind that says our work matters and that we’re making a difference. And let’s be honest, sometimes, that’s all we want. But there’s another kind of feedback. The kind that shakes you up and makes you pause and think, “ Wait, but I thought I was already good at this. ” It’s the feedback that says , “Yes, you’re doing well, but there’s still more room to grow. ” And when you first listen to it, your instinct might be to feel slightly annoyed or defensive. I’ve experienced this firsthand. For instance, I’ve always enjoyed writing. Ever since childhood, it has been my thing. I wrote poems, essays, and thoughts just for the joy of it. And for the longest time, I assumed that because I loved writing, I must be good at it. Then, one day, I received feedback that changed everything. A friend said, “ Writing isn’t therapy. It’s a craft. If you’re dumping
The other side of the AI wave: What I discovered
Jan 4, 2025 · original
Source: Pinterest When the wave of AI hit the internet, I was largely unaware of it. I was preoccupied with other things and dismissed it as just another hype cycle in the tech world. A few months after paying close attention, I realized what I had overlooked. The realization? AI’s transformative potential AI can not only help us write or think better, but it can also replace almost every aspect of our pesky and enjoyable jobs without any hassle. AI can do nearly everything, from creating content to teaching any skill, making movies, co-writing songs, creating a web app, predicting stock market trends, detecting cancer, driving cars, and delivering packages. I realized that we truly live in a remarkable era of the internet. With numerous advancements occurring simultaneously, AI has effectively enticed people into celebrating its presence. Many of my social media feeds are filled with co

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